The afternoon sun shone through the gaps between the leaves on both sides of Chongwenyuan Street and scattered onto more than a dozen flying boats, on which stood the top scholars from many ancient countries and lands, including Jingguo, Qingguo, Wuguo, Kongcheng, Liangjie Mountain, and Shihan Ancient Land.
Dai Cheng finished speaking, looking calm on the surface, but his eyes flickered, and his half-clenched right fist revealed his worry. Fang Yun had done so many things, and no one who angered Fang Yun had a good ending.
Fang Yun smiled and said, "Brother Dai is right. No matter who it is, if you want to be the capital of a country, you must go all out. This is the way to live up to the high expectations of the people of a country, live up to the hard work of studying for ten years, and live up to the title of the top scholar! The one who fights with all his strength will be the head of the country. If you judge by seniority, you can only be called the leader of the bandits!"
Everyone nodded and smiled.
Zeng Nianhai, the top scholar of Shihan Ancient Land, said: "No matter what the final result of the competition for the head of the country is, everyone should accept it calmly. In the past, some people fell out because of the competition for the head of the country, and finally became lifelong enemies. The lucky ones resolved it when they got old, but the unlucky ones even had their descendants attacking each other."
Fang Yundao nodded. Fighting for the top spot in the country was somewhat different from the imperial examination or other competitions. Often, if some people gave way to each other, someone could become the top spot. But everyone was the top scholar, and no one was nobler than anyone else. If one wanted to be the top spot in the country, one had to compete in an upright manner.
"I heard that you, Brother Zeng, had a fortuitous encounter in the Shihan Ancient Land. Even if you meet Fang Xusheng this year, you may not lose."
Zeng Nianhai waved his hand and said, "No, we, the top scholars in various ancient lands, are far inferior to the top scholars in Shengyuan Continent in terms of literary competition. In terms of literary competition, we can compete with others, but not with Fang Xusheng. His battle poems and verbal battles are too strong. We said we would do our best to fight for the top spot in the country, but we can't weaken our momentum. What's more, our Shihan Ancient Land has a small population, and I am not worthy of the title of top scholar."
"Brother Zeng is too modest."
It is true that there are quotas for top scholars in the ancient land. Some children of noble families know that they cannot get the top scholar in the Ten Kingdoms, so they will enter the ancient land before the Jinshi examination, wait until they get the top scholar in the ancient land, and then participate in the competition for the first place in the country.
However, after the Two Realms Mountain, the ancient lands were taken seriously by the noble families. They increased their management of the ancient lands. Although their status was still not as high as that of the Shengyuan Continent, they were already considered to be places that must be fought for. They were no longer considered to be dispensable as before.
Like Zeng Nianhai, who was sent to the Shihan Ancient Land by the Zeng family since he was a child and lived in a Hanwang City, he became more and more in tune with the power of the Shihan Ancient Land, preparing for the future battle of life and death. He is the elite among the elite.
"It is said that the Zeng family has invested one-third of their strength in the Shihan Ancient Land in order to fight for the position of the King of Shihan after the next battle of life and death..."
"The Yan family occupies the position of one of the Ten Cold Kings, and has invested more in the Ten Cold Ancient Land..."
Everyone chatted for a while about the ancient land of Shihan.
"It's just a matter of being the head of a country. Just do your best and don't worry too much. When the competition for the head of a country is over, I will invite you all to Kong's House tomorrow to drink and chat about worldly affairs." Kong Delun, the top scholar of Kongcheng, said.
"I'll be there tomorrow." Yan Yukong nodded.
“I will train in the Holy Academy for three years. I won’t be in the Prison Sea for the time being. I have plenty of time.” Wang Guodong, the top scholar in the Prison Sea, said.
Fang Yun said helplessly: "I may not be able to go tomorrow."
"What? I heard that you are getting married soon. Can't wait?" Sun Naiyong said with a smile, and the people around him immediately showed ambiguous smiles.
"That's not the case. I will enter the Blood Manggu Land tomorrow..." Fang Yun recounted the whole story.
"We all know about this. We thought it would take at least three to five days before we left. But we didn't expect them to leave tomorrow. The Dragon Tribe is going too far!"
"Fang Xusheng peeled off a layer of the skin of the Dragon Saint of the West Sea and killed the Dragon King of the North Sea. Before Fang Xusheng completely became a Wenxing Dragon Lord, they naturally wanted to do everything they could to retaliate. When Fang Xusheng becomes a Wenxing Dragon Lord, they dare not do it. By then, Fang Xusheng's status is almost the same as the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, second only to the Dragon Saints of the Four Seas."
"As for the Blood Mang Ancient Land, you have to think carefully. If it were me, I would rather give up Wen Xing Longjue than go to the Blood Mang Ancient Land. It's too weird." Sun Naiyong said.
Yan Yukong nodded and said, "I agree with Nai Yong. No one knows whether there are fragments of the Dragon Slaying Sword there, but it is well known that the future of those who go there is ruined."
"The Blood Mang Ancient Land is cursed by a great figure at the level of an ancestor god. It's better not to go there."
"The Ten Thousand Worlds are so vast, there are all kinds of weird places. I've even heard of a place where only shadows can exist. The creatures there are thinner than paper, as if they were flattened."
Fang Yun had heard their persuasion many times, so he didn't refute and just listened quietly.
As they walked and talked, they soon arrived at the large square in front of Chongwenyuan.
Fang Yun looked around. There were a large number of flying boats parked around the large square, and there was at least one scholar standing on each flying boat.
Under the statue of Confucius in the square stood three great scholars and six university scholars.
Opposite the three great scholars, there were also several ships, on which stood the top scholars from other countries.
Fang Yun and others drove the boat to the three great scholars, bowed and greeted them, and stood on the flying boat motionless.
The three great scholars and six university secretaries were serious and the others didn't know what to say and remained silent.
No one spoke, and the atmosphere in Chongwenyuan was a little awkward. Many top scorers waited quietly with their eyes on their noses and their noses on their hearts.
Not long after, an expressionless scholar said, "The time has come. Enter the first of the three places in the country, the Lotus Pond."
The great scholar waved his hand casually, and an endless amount of white light descended from the sky. Fang Yun instinctively squinted his eyes, and when the white light dissipated, he found himself at the edge of a lotus pond.
The lotus pond is a standard circle with a diameter of nearly 100 meters. The lotus leaves in front are lined up in a row, forming a road on the water leading directly to the center of the lotus pond.
The water in the lotus pond is clear, with round lotus leaves distributed in the center, and a lotus flower attached to each lotus leaf. These lotus leaves are very large, with a diameter of about ten feet.
After viewing the lotus pond, Fang Yun looked around. Sure enough, this place was the same as when Wen fought against Qing Kingdom. There were many stepped stands around it, and scholars could use official seals to enter this place with their spiritual thoughts and watch the process of the fight for the head of the country.
There are already thousands of people sitting in the stands, and the number is increasing.
Beside the lotus pond, dozens of top scorers stood upright.
The great scholar in front of Fang Yun coughed lightly and said, "There will be three rounds of competition for the title of the head of the country. The first round is the lotus pond. Now you step on the lotus leaves and walk to the center of the pond. Each of you choose a lotus leaf and sit in the middle."
"Yes." More than a dozen top scorers bowed, lined up in a row, and stepped onto the road made of lotus leaves.
Fang Yun randomly picked a large lotus leaf and sat in the middle of it.
After everyone sat down, the lotus leaves that formed the path all sank, and in the end, only a dozen top scholars and the lotus leaves they were sitting on were left on the lotus pond.
A great scholar said: "All the top scholars, please be patient. In a quarter of an hour, the competition for the first place in the country will officially begin."
.(To be continued)
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